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Surya Kriya

Surya Kriya is a potent yogic practice of tremendous antiquity, designed as a holistic process for health, wellness and complete inner wellbeing. “Surya” means “Sun,” and “kriya” means “inner energy process.” Surya Kriya activates the solar plexus within the system and balances a person’s energies, leading to stability of the body and stillness of the mind. This strong foundation becomes the basis to explore higher dimensions of life. Traditionally available only to select groups of yogis, Surya Kriya is being offered by Sadhguru as a comprehensive spiritual practice that is ideal for the hectic pace of today’s world.

Surya Kriya includes several aspects that enrich one’s life

• Develops mental clarity and focus
• Remedies weak constitutions
• Boosts vigor and vitality
• Balances hormonal levels in the body
• Prepares one for deeper states of meditation
• Enhances the elements and benefits of Surya Namaskar

Upa Yoga

Upa Yoga is a simple yet powerful system of exercise that activates the joints, muscles and energy system. Based on a sophisticated understanding of the body’s mechanics, Upa Yoga releases the inertia in the energy and brings ease to the whole system.
Within the human system, the energy flows along 72,000 pathways called nadis. At the joints, the nadis form energy nodes, making the joints storehouses of energy. Upa Yoga activates this energy and also lubricates the joints, creating an instant sense of alertness and liveliness.
Upa Yoga essentially means “sub-yoga” or “pre-yoga”. Because of its many immediate and evident benefits, the word Upa Yoga in Indian languages is commonly used to denote “usefulness.”

Upa Yoga has several benefits:

• Relieves physical stress and tiredness
• Exercises the joints and muscles
• Rejuvenates the body after periods of inactivity
• Negates the effects of jetlag and long travel

Angamardana

Angamardana is a system rooted in yoga, that offers to everyone the opportunity to invigorate the body and to reach peak physical and mental health. “Angamardana” means, gaining complete mastery over the limbs, organs and other parts of the body. True to its name, this practice revitalizes the body on all levels including the muscles, blood circulation, skeletal structure, nervous system, and the basic energy system.
Designed by Sadhguru to be of universal appeal and application, Isha Angamardana needs no fitness equipment. It involves only the body and floor exercises that can be practiced anywhere, even during travel.
Regular practice of Angamardana revitalizes the body in many ways:

• Strengthens the spine, skeletal and muscular system
• Builds physical strength, fitness and tenacity
• Takes years off the body, bringing a sense of lightness and freedom
• Prepares the body for Hata Yoga

Angamardana in Seattle Dec 4-7, 2013 – http://www.ishafoundation.org/us/eflyers/SeattleAngamardana.html